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13th Feb 2018, 4:13 pm | #1 |
Triode
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Chester Le Street, County Durham, UK.
Posts: 34
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Sanyo Betacord 5400P Video Recorder - REWIND Advice Please
Hi..
I am hoping someone may be able to help me. I'm new to video recorders so apologies in advance if this a silly question. I've replaced the shot belts on this Sanyo Betacord 5400P, the good news is the loading belt now works really well and the machine laces up when a tape is inserted. I have lubricated the unit and given it a good clean, lots of old belt debris. The mechanism now functions when play and fast forward are pressed but when I press rewind the unit starts rewinding and then jars to a halt. If I manually move the gear turning the counter rewind functions perfectly. When a tape is inserted it tries to rewind, the motor starts, the idler engages with the supply reel and everything looks as it should but after a few seconds it stops. It is almost as though the take up reel is jammed. Again, if I manually turn the counter gear it works. Am I missing something obvious?? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Neil |
13th Feb 2018, 8:41 pm | #2 |
Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Lefkada, Greece
Posts: 969
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Re: Sanyo Betacord 5400P Video Recorder - REWIND Advice Please
Hi. The tape counter on these machines have a hall-effect sensor device. If the tape counter doesn't rotate in Play, FF or REW, the machine will stop after 1-2 seconds. Did you replace the two counter belts?
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